Display device



April 26, 1932. H. LANDO i I ,DISPLAY DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet l 4Filed oct. 27, 1951 April 26, 1932. l| LAND@ 1,855,522

DISPLAY DEVICE Filed oct. 27, 1931 zsheens-sheet 2 7 M071 for jfrry` [077610,

v display devicesl and wrefers specic'al'ljf" M tisingdevice,

Thefntilit objects` and advantages of iny invention will loeV Aapparent from the accomy panying drawinge and following detaildecontainerA, maybe Asuclr as" toi preyeirttlie kliquid in the co-ntaine'r' from flowing into A to thebottoin Oftliefcontainer 3f.

Patented Apr. `26,f 1*'932 HARRY LANno, or CHICAGO/rumors;fAssieNoRxrrofwILLIAjr HAMRE" Y =WASHINerro15T, nrsrmc'rfforcontinuam-V v This invention relates* to in iprovenientslin v`'the provison of a moving or stationaiy'fdisplay -plate o rsign surrolindedor sul)stantialljfvsur` rounded'by a niiniaturef-ountain uponwliich colored liglitsmay play to lendattractivenessj tofthedisplay plate orsign.'

scriptionff In the drawings, Fig. i1 ifs la frontelevw;

section, ofiny adver- Q Y FigQQ isa plan, Sectional V"Viewloiftlie de- Fig. 4C is a sectional View' offtheatilverzis-` ing sign taken on the line'llof'Fig; 3.1

Fig. 5 is'a ysectional View ofone'ofthe`l illuminating compartments taleiilon Vtliefline 5 5 @finge y Referring in detailte` the drawings, Vl 'in-- dicates a base. which maybe Suppor'ted j 1 a plurality of legs: afi-The, base-1,1111 fue,

may serve las a1 support for-acjontainerf Y l II wish to 4loe f limited to the f parti'clarfplan i f 1 Y whichI 'may be made of inetal orthlflikeand may be; so constructed,asl to-loe liquid tight. 'y

, The container 3, 'although shown/Tas "having afsqiiare" plan -section, niay loe constructed in .any desired shape, for inst ance,. vsaidjcon-Z j f tainer may,

e so l 'constructed to have la A second containerllinaybe. disposed withthel c'onipart-1 nent'Y 5 formed bythelcontainer 4. If desired, the walls ofjthecontainerfll 'may :be constrl'lcted of metal `and :mayVA be Welded, soldered or otherwise suitably secured The lwalls of the 1 inner` container l-inay Vcarry a plurality'of wings or brackets which may extendoutwardly 'from the outer surface of said wallsgThe upper portion of eachof thefbrackets 6 maybefprovidedwith a slot V71 into whiclra glassf'plate` 8 may i Dwice# -glassfplat .8 *mounted fflipon tliejiip'per" por- 'and 4g. The'longitudinaldges;ofthe-plates8;?'

j. niajberfastenedftogether by'r'nean's offngle t members 9`Which mayberada'pted tosy maintain l tlieplatesS-as annif-ary] structi1re.;l`v i 's I A secolfld series: ofglas's'plates 110 mayy be; 60 'positioned parallel to' the planes offthe'plates"274 f 8 and Inaybe Vso arranged als to forma larger1V parallelopipe'd'whose center lineinayxco'ineide with the centen line of; theyparal-leld ""7- v pipedforniedbyftheplates 8. Inrlikenian-f- -f i .joined Vtogetlie'rfby' Iiieans'of? angle members may bem'cmntedfy npdn :the-bottoinoffthe con-L] A f einer. 3f-@animer i Spa@"l2-between'eacliofthe platesn8 and'eachf y d isfto be 'understood,"k ofcourse, that 'I Ad *Y sectionalsliape offthefcompartinents: formed 80 Qfthefrl "trasparent, materiel, ,'Rheupper'portionfof each" of are. spaced?.inidwayifbetween thffplatesiS- fand 110i w1 .s the @Qmpartherlts .,12l,ThQ-;11Pperj pertions f the conduitsv 15 may be -angnlarly shaped as ShownatfliniFigsll @erheen '1w Y i of said upper portion formed by the inclined sides 16 maybe provided with a plurality of f i v.uniformly spaced apertures 17, the purpose of which will be hereinafter moreY fully described. 4

A motor 18 may -be mountedwithin Y the compartment and maybefconnected to", a

- c source of electric current not shown, by means of conduit 19.r-One lend Yof Vthe motor Vshaft 20 may-be provided with a worin. gear 21 Whichl may mesh with worm wheel 22 mounted upon shaft 23 which, in turn, may be` jour# n na'lledfwithin bearing 24 positioned upon Vrthe inner side ofoneof the wallsof thecompart ment 5.- A worm gear 25` may be mounted upon the opposite end of the shaft28fand` may 'in'tturnbe adapted to engage worm wheel 26 positioned upon-vertically disposed'k shaft 27.

Apulley 28 maybe carriedv at theupper end Y ofthe shaft 2'( and maybe operativelycon# nected to pulley wheel 29 positioned upon ythe lower` end of shaft 30 whichmay extend uplwardly into thev compartment `formedfby the c plates k8. A removable closure 31 maybed mounted over 'the open top Aof the compartV v-ment 5 and as can readily be seen shaft 30 Vmayextend through the central portionyof said closure..

An electric light socket 32maybe mounted upon `the upper surface ofthe closure 31. and

Vv.may be adapted.. to carry an electric bulb 33' which maybe positioned adjacent shaft 30.v

' c. #A cross bar 34 maybe positioned .at the upper endof the shaft 30 andmay be adapt-v ed toengage in diametrically oppositeslots 351provided in the lower end of the rod 86.

A plateBTmay be mounted upon an intermediate portionl of thejrod 36 and mayform 5. fthe baseofa conical or pyramidal frame v38V comprising a plurality of connecting mem- ".bers. 39; Ifdesired, the members 39 may support a .pluralityV of mirrors 40, which Vlwhen positioned upongthe members39 form razp'yramidalor conical mirrored roof. '.1

Y u34Wil-l be positionedadjacent thev ,closure 31 ,'.The plate ll'vmay also support a plurality off downwardly extendingframe members 41 which maybe connected attheir lower ends Y toanannular,disk42.., The disk 42,l when the rod536 is positionedupon thevcross member 'f A ofV thecompartmentA 5 and duey to the'provision vofthecentral opening 43withinthe disk,

f '42, thelelectric bulb' 38 mayVeXtend-upwardly the. conduit 15.

the plates 45 would be replacedby curvilineark plates, nct shown.

It can readily be seen that When the motor 18 is energized, the same will rotate the shaft 30 andlience vthe body formed by the members 4I and plates 45.'v lBy the provision of the gears 21, 22,25, 26 and the pull'ey'wheels 28 and 29, the shaft 30 will loe-driven at a reducedspeexl.,n Thefa-rrangement is such; that :the body will rotate relatively slowlyso that `an observer may be able to read the adver-V tis'ingfmatter upon the plates 45.

4, The opposite end of the motor shaft 20 may carry the blades, not shown, of a rotary pump 46, the.v bodyy Vof which may be supported by the housing 47Qwhich, ilu-turn, may be mount-` ed-uponlone side'fofthecontainer 4.v .TheV --intake .48 Vof the pumpj46 may ,bel positionedV adjacent the bottomxof' theV container 3' 'and `the inlet end thereof may be surroundedby a screen A49 which may prevent solid material from beingdrawn into and fouling the pump The `discharge 5() ofthe pump 46may connect intothe'conduit 15.V rIt can readily be seen th at when a quantity of water is Vmaintained within the container 3 and the motor 18 is operated said water will be drawn 'upfthrough th'eintale 48 andpa'ssed'under pressure to ByV the provision of the openings 17 in thel upper portionof theiconduit 15a plurality of jets 5l.of Water may be sprayed upwardly in the spacebetween glass plates 8 and'lO. The water from the jets51` may return to the lower portion of-tl1e`container' and may Vagain befpumped throughr the pump46 and into the conduit 15, in other words, a complete circulating systemV is provided'. Y v v c To lendattractiveness to the display, apluralityfof ,compartmentsv 52 may be disposed adjacent the outer surfacesr of the `plates 10. In thek construction shown, said compartments may occupy lthe corners of the contain- K is be'understood, however, Vthat inasmuchasmy invention is not V,limited to the particular Vgeometrical shape of container shown, thel compartments 52. may be disposed at'any'desired portionof the container depending'upon its shape.y An yelectric bulb 53 maybe positioned within leachof the, com- 'partments 52 and said bulb may be positioned above the 'surfaceofthe waterwithinlthejcon- 'taineras shownV at 54 in Fig. 1. A vglass .plate 55j may -be disposed between vthe bulb 53 and tlie'rplates 10and may be colored, if

desired, so as to cast colored rays of light upon the fountain structure. A removable closure 56 maybe positioned over the compartment52. The closure 5,6;may be provided with an opening'l57 in whichV a glass plate '58 maybe positioned. VTheplate 58 may be Y i disposed atA an angle to thei horizontal Vas `shown best in, Fig. 5 sothat the light from vthe bulb 53 maybe directed upwardlyv at an Y. es

angle to the sprays or jetsl. "The fianie'porf tionof the closure`'6 may-beiangiilarlyupifaisedas shown at 59 inllig.' 5; andlthefinner sides of said frame portion maybe silveredso" l aste provi'de'a reflecting surface. By this arrangement a maximumoflight Will-bedi- `rected upwardly atan angle' to the'jets 5 1.. lf desired7 the platesY 58 maybe vcolored in such "a manner as toprovide contrasting Vcolors to'those givenioff the plates 55 :By this arrangement the'rjets oirsprays45I`v`vill-- be brilliantly illuminated With` extremely attractive colored rays.

hind the fountain structure..Y `The mirrors,

5 60,61 and 62 may be positioned Withinfranies *Y 63, 6l, and 65 respectively which Vmay .be

Ajoined together by meansjofhingesy` y66,fso

that the planes of the ymirrors relative to each other may bezadjustecl to obtain a most desirable setting. ln additionya 'mirror 67 may be angularly disposed above the fountain; said' A Y p 'interposed in the circuitsof the lights 53Jin 'which casek said lights may bec ollectivelyorA individually illuminated and extinguished.-

mirroi' being positioned .Within a frame 68 which, in turn,`may behing-ed to the upper portion of the frame `65 asshorivii at 69 in Fig. 3. To maintain the' mirror 67iin desired i position above the fountaimfoldablebraclrets 70 may connect opposite sides ofthe frame 68 and the frame 65.A The frames 63, 64C and k65v may be supportedby iineians ofl'issuitab'le legsl. y .s

In operation, a quantityofv Water maybe placed in the container 3, the' level thereof being preferably below the bottom ofV the compartment 52 as shoivn at 54: in Figl; By

observing this precaution, danger of'oshort circuiting of the electric Wirestothe bulbs 537Will be eliminated. rfhe motor. 1 8 may be energized and the bulbs `53 and 33 maybe illuminated. Asjhasbeen hereinbefore described7 a plurality of ets `or fountains will be sprayed upwardly betvveenthe Walls 8 and lO'of the two coaxiallyvdisposed parallelo-` pipeds. By this arrangement the Watervvill be prevented from spraying `the Yad]acent surroundings external to the fountain itself and also Will be prevented from wetting the advertising display mounted upon the shaft 30. In'additioin the air adjacent the device will Y be prevented from becoming unduly liuiniditied.

By the provision of the rotating cage coinprising the members fil, a pluralityy of advertisingplates l5 may be prominentlydisplayed in conjunction with the.-fouiitain.

The ineinbers'al are so constructed thatthe plates l5 may be readily changed, thereby` .adapting the device to the advertisingvof periodic sales orthe like or the displaying of vrestaurant menus. i

seen that'gthe" combination of therevolving illuminated plates; the.v sprays or jetsconipris-v ing ythefountain7 the-colored lights playing'` Qupon'the sprays-l andthe reflective ability of the mirrors" all tend tola'ddyeffectiveness and vice', a-circuithreakeror flashe'rnot shown,

-inayb'e interposed inftheelectric circuitlead- Y 'ingftothe bulb ".33 by Whichmeaiisjsaid bulb may be alternately'illumiiiated and "e'XtiI'i-, y Y

Aguished. AIn this inannerthe plate'4,5sur-*f` rounding the illuminatingsource 33 Will be AVrendered most attractive catch the 'attentionof an and will readily 'o observer; l If ,1 de

sired,` a circuit breaker-l or flasher Y may be" The'circuit breakersiand flashers in the cir.-

cuitsof thelights '53 vand lightv 33-may be` `so timed 'as Vtoy illuminate said lights simultane- Vsiinultaneously illuinin ate the lights v5.3 vand taneously in periodic relationship.

servatories,' hotellobbiesor' the like. 'f

l(l claim as iny invention: il. A ydisplay device 'comprisingin combination,r a` plurality ofv display:plates, Ia transously or saidlights maybe alternately illii-`r` yminatedg that zis,jthe light`33 may begilluminatedvvhile the circuit :breakers may act ,to A vextinguishtheflights 53 and vice versa,onthefiV circuit breakers may lbesofarranged as 13065100:-Y

Furthermore, the Aplates 45 .instead vof'em- Y bodying advertising` material may comprise an artistic or decoratii'fe'picture vor design in .whichwcase the device. as-a V.Whole may be utilized` for home l decorative purposes inconparent housing Varound' said plates, a` second Y transparent" housingV circumscribing and spaced from said first mentioned housing,v a'

, l D conduitlwithin said space between said housings provided with' a. plurality of apertures,

Aand 'meansffor passing fluid under pressure into's'aid conduit and thereby discharging said-duid throughwsaid` apertures in the yform f of a fountain.

' Y 2. A display device comprising incombinationya rotatable, display frame, a plurality of dilsplayv plates removably 4inouiitedupon [said frame, transparent housing surrounding said frainea second transparent housing cirf Y n cumscribingand spaced Vfrom said first menytil'oned'housing,"a conduitvwithin saidfspacev 4provided'jwith a plurality'of apertures; dand. means for' passing uid underpressure into saidV conduit thereby discharging said Huid through said apertures inthe 4form ofgafoun- 5j'. 3.' A display 'device comprising in combi l iiatioii, a'displayl frame, a pluralityoffrdisn "liquid tight container disposed within said ifllay plates removablyinounted upon said y i frame, a transparent housing circumscribingz andV spaced from said first mentioned'h'ous.V i ing, a conduit within said space provided witha plurality of apertures, and means for passing fluid under pressure into said conduittherebydischarging said fluid through V: saidi apertures in the form of a fountain.

41;. An advertising display device compris'- ing 'in combination, afrotatable display- 4frame, a plurality of advertising plates Iremovably mounted. upon said frame, means j for illuminating said display plates,a transparent (housing surrounding said display iframe, a second transparent housing circumscribingl and spaced from said first mentioned transparent housing, a conduit ydisposed in said space between vsaid transparent housing,

said conduit being provided oiiits upper sur-y face with a plurality of apertures, means for passing liquid under'pressureinto said conlduit and discharging said liquidi upwardly into said space in the form of a fountain.

5. An advertising display device compris- ,ing in combination, a rotatable display frame,

a plurality of advertising-plates removably i mounted upon'saidA frame, means for illumi- 'nating said display', plates, a transparent housing surrounding said display frame, a

second transparent housingl `circumscr'ib'ingv and spaced from said first mentioned trans- Vparent housing, a conduit disposed in said space between said transparent housing, said vconduitJ being provided on itsupper surface vwith a plurality of apertures, means for passing liquid under pressure into'said conduit and discharging said liquid upwardly into said space in the form of a fountain, and means forilluminating with lights of a plurality of colors the fountain formed bythe i discharge of said liquid.

i 6. 15in-advertising disp-lay device comprising in combination, a. rotatable display frame,

a plurality. of advertising plates removably' mounted upon said frame, means for illuminating" said `display plates, a transparent -housing surrounding-said display frame, a

second transparent housing circumscribing andspaced from said first mentioned trans- Y parent housing, a conduitdisposed inl said f space between said transparent housing, said conduit being provided on its upper surface with a. plurality of apertures, means yfo-r p-assingV liquid under, pressure into said conduit and *discharging said liquid upwardly into said space in the form of a fountain, means for illuminating with lights of a plurality ofcolors the fountain formed by the discharge of said liquid,l and means external tosaid housing for reflecting the light rays playing upon said. fountain in a plurality of directions.

7. .In combination, a liquid tight c-ontaini er hayingan open upper portion, a second firstmentioned container, va display frame mounted above said second container, a plurality pofdisplay plates removably mounted uponsaidvdisplay frame, means within saidfhousing, said conduit being providedY with arplurality of apertures, means within said first mentionedcontainer for passing water from saidcontainer underl pressure into saidconduit in the form of a fountain, said space between said housing being in open communication with the first mentioned container whereby the water discharged from vthe conduit may return to said container.

8. In combination, a container having an 'open top,av fluid tight vvcompartment within said container, a display frame positioned above said compartment, a plurality of displayp-lates removably mounted upon said frame,means within said compartment for rotating saiddisplay frame, means for illuminatingsaid displayplates, a plurality of brackets extending outwardly from the walls of `said compartment, a transparent housing mounted upon said brackets and surrounding said display frame, a. second transparent .housing circumscribing and spaced from said first mentionedhousing, a conduit positionedV within Asaid'space and mounted upon the upper portion of said brackets, said conduit being provided with a. plurality of apertures, and means for passing fluid under pressure into said conduit whereby. said fluid discharges through said apertures into the space between said housing in tain. 9. In combination, a. container having an open top, la fluid tight compartment within Vsaid container, a display frame positioned above said compartment, a plurality of display plates removably mounted upon said framc,-means within said compartment for rotating' said display frame, means for illuminating said display plates, a plurality of brackets extending outwardly from the walls of said compartment, atransparent housing the form of a founmounted upon said brackets and surrounding said display frame, a secondtransparent housing circumscribing and spaced from said first 'mentionedhousing, a conduit positioned withiso 

